0 something which man is not normally capable of making happen and which is therefore thought to be done by a god or God -- อภินิหาร
1 a fortunate happening that has no obvious natural cause or explanation -- ปาฏิหาริย์
By denying that the universe is a closed system to which conservation laws properly apply, we open the way for miracles.
Larmer uses this idea to argue for miracles as special-creation (or annihilation) events.
One might point out also that faith is often mentioned in connection with the biblical miracles.
A view of miracles as logically impossible is based on commitments that are both unnecessary and too strong.
Several considerations might be brought against this ' softening ' of the status of miracles.
Necessarily, most miracles are not bad or bodged.
Far from freedom, what men seek are miracles, mystery, and authority.
Arguably, the divine sanction provided by miracles was especially important to a religion which found itself on the defensive.
